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Suitability Adjudications

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No. An individual may apply for Federal employment when they have been released from incarceration, and the fact that they may be on probation or parole does not prohibit them from applying for Federal jobs.

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Suitability Adjudications

Questions and answers

Is there a specific amount of time in which a formerly incarcerated individual must wait before being eligible to work in the Federal Government and will being on probation or parole affect the eligibility?